Chemical Manufacturer Improves Power Quality with S&C's PureWave UPS System

A major ethylene manufacturer eliminated costly production disruptions due to power outages. Through an outdoor installtion, two S&C PureWave UPS systems provide consistent power quality to the production process.

Franklin, WI (PRWEB) July 22, 2003 -- An ethylene manufacturer in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, chose S&C Electric Company's PureWave UPS System to eliminate production interruptions due to power outages.

Natural gas furnaces called "crackers" are used in the process of manufacturing ethylene. Within these crackers are fans and heating elements which control the temperature of the process. Power outages were stopping the fans, causing damage to the heating elements -- just one power outage caused thousands of dollars in lost production time and lost product.

The facility required an outdoor installation of a power protection system. S&C's PureWave UPS System was chosen because its the only whole-facility system that can be installed outdoors. In August 2002, two 500-kW units were installed: one rated 380 V, the other 690 V, 50Hz. Applied with a back-up generator, the PureWave UPS Systems provide consistent, reliable power to the crackers, with 100% protection from the periodic power outages in the area. This reduced downtime has significantly improved productivity at the plant.

PureWave UPS Systems, from S&C's Power Quality Products Division, are available in capacities ranging from 313 to 20,000 kVA and provide 30 seconds of protection at 100% load. PureWave UPS Systems are installed worldwide, delivering reliable protection from utility power source problems for a wide variety of energy-sensitive, power-critical applications.

S&C Electric Company is a leader in power quality solutions. In addition to PureWave UPS Systems, S&Cs product line includes the PureWave® Source-Transfer System, PureWave DVR Dynamic Voltage Restorer, PureWave DSTATCOM® Distribution Static Compensator, and PureWave AVC Adaptive VAR Compensator.

S&C Electric Company, headquartered in Chicago, IL, specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative products and services for the electric power industry. S&C's family of PureWave® Power Quality Systems have been installed at critical-process facilities worldwide to deliver reliable protection from the power quality problems that can disrupt operation.

Information about S&C is available at www.sandc.com/PQ/PR.